Local Sports

Junior B games The Capital Junior Hockey League resumes this weekend for the St. Albert Merchants and Morinville Jets with 13 games remaining before the playoffs. Friday the Merchants (9-12-4) host the North Edmonton Red Wings (19-5-2) at 8 p.m.

Raiders at Mac’s The 41 st annual Mac’s Midget AAA World Invitational Tournament continues for the St. Albert Nektar Raiders in Calgary. In pool three round-robin action, the Raiders play the Vancouver NE Chiefs today at 5:15 p.m.

Bantam AAA Sabres The St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres have three games remaining before the 41 st annual John Reid Memorial Tournament starts Jan. 17. The Sabres skate into the new year against the host Sherwood Park Flyers (14-8) Jan.

Kayla Ivicak is approaching her last performance on the basketball stage with mixed emotions. “It will be weird.

Holly Borrett is stopping almost everything directed her way. The 15-year-old St.

Raiders at Mac’s The 41 st annual Mac’s Midget AAA World Invitational Tournament starts today in Calgary for the St. Albert Nektar Raiders in pool three against the defending champions. The Raiders play the Regina Pat Canadians at 12:45 p.m.

The road to the Esso Cup runs through St. Albert with the defending national champions hosting the Final Frozen Four provincials. The midget AAA Slash, 15-1-1 as the No.

U19AA Mission A shootout determined the gold medallist in Sunday’s U19AA final between the St. Albert Mission and Calgary Rogue at the Central Alberta AA Ice Breaker in Lacombe.

The Paul Kane Blues are hooping it up like champions while going undefeated in 12 games to tip off the season.

Food bank game The bantam AA Bears and Elite Pro Marketing Blues face off Sunday in support of the St. Albert Food Bank. Puck drop is 1:15 p.m. between the St. Albert teams at Akinsdale Arena.